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REST

The story of Telegraph Cottage should remind us that even people in very high-stakes jobs need to set aside time for recovery. It’s easy to forget that we need to build rest into our schedule. It’s easy to convince ourselves … Continue reading

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The Two-year Mountain

After months of lazy reading, I finally managed to make it to the final page of The Two-Year Mountain, a book that I bought at Kinokuniya of KLCC for RM53.95. To tell the truth, I find it quite difficult for … Continue reading

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Across Many Mountains

So, I have finally finished reading Across Many Mountains – a book based on the true story of a Tibetan family who had to leave their peaceful lives at a beautiful monastery in Tibet to flee the oppression inflicted upon … Continue reading

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Across Many Mountains

It was winter of 1959, the same year the Dalai Lama went into exile and the prophecy made by Padmasambhava, the founder of Tibetan Buddhism, was being fulfilled in a terrible way. This ostensibly 1,200-year-old prophecy says: “When the iron … Continue reading

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Fate

This coming to terms with fate is not giving in, not giving up ; It’s gaining control. How many aggressive people of the West, claiming to be in control of their lives with fame, money or power, fall to pieces … Continue reading

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